Biography
of Hermes
- Hermes was a brother of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis.
- Active late 2nd – early 3rd century in Ostia, Latium (Italia).
TNMP 246
Hermes was the slave of a certain Marcus Iulius Eunicus. He was active in the Mitreo della Planta Pedis in Ostia, where he dedicated a monument to the sacred Silvanus with an inscription bearing his name.
Mentions
Inscription of Hermes to Silvanus
This inscription, found in the Mitreo della Planta Pedis, among some other monuments in Ostia, suggests a link between Mithras and Silvanus.
TNMM 626
Silvano / sancto / sacrum / Hermes / M. Iuli Eunici.
Dedicated to the sacred Silvanus, Hermes, (slave) of Marcus Iulius Eunicus.